Daily Republican., 1887-02-04
maine In 1858,

Though Mr.. Blaine ID undoubtedly |
the leading Republican candidate for |
nomination for President next year, and
can get 1T without any effort, he 10 not |
the man to push his claims onward to |
The detriment OF other candidates and
30 the injury o. the party he honors.
Never did defeated candidate retire |
more graoefally than Blaine did In 1884,
10 the pursuits which engrossed bis
nind before he became candidate. He
same within less than 1900 votes OF DO.
ing elected out Of total Of ten million
votes, and yet he accepted the result
grAcefully, without complaint, though
h wAa defeated BY the meanest kind Of
1iss and aspersious on his character In
the States where freq and generally
honest elections are hold and by fraud
end violence In most Of the Southern
Safes where elections are nothing but
Sho verioss fArces. His conduct SILL
StAmps him - the foremost prominent
American.
There II no Mugwumpian foolishuess
about him, but he 10 for America frst,
last and all tho time. He Ii more en-
deared to the American heart nov than
he ever was before. II made the Re
publican candidate for President he
Will carry every State he carried before,
With the better chance Of carrying New
York than any other Republican, and
esure chance Of carrying the two Vir.
ginias ana Indiana, while North Caro-
lima, X .ntucky and Tennessee would
vAyer IL the balance. He won d carry
Delaware were 1t not that Mr.. Bayard's
assessment laws are made TO disfran-
chiss Republicans and not Democrats.
He would carry South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana, ut anything like . fair
election and have thousands to spare In
each Of those States, but he will not get
them simply because elections In them
ara contem ptible frauds and . mere
form to say that an election was held.
All these States are thrown into the
scale rs 90 much ballast to defeat Mr..
Blaine. He has to 60 into the contest
With his opponent given all these States
rs start without contest for them.
Mr.. Blaine or any other Republican
candidate will have to overcome this
dead weight, this loaded dice fraud, by
AotE AUu0ob COAAC1to Ah Stotoct
where he must 6ght every inch Of his
way. But will Mr.. Blaine be the can.
didate OF the Republican party for
President In 1888? Everything seems
to point in that direction. Not q Leg.
islature has been canvsssed where two
thirds of the Republican mem bers have
not been found to be outspoken In favor
Of him.
A curious story comes from Washing
ton, which may or may not be true, to
the effect that Hon. William Walter
Phelps was talking with group oil
Republican congressman the other day,
who were opposed to Mr.. Blaine's can
d,ascy in 1883. Gentlemen" Mr..
Phelps is said to have remarked, "there
are seven Of you. II you will within
twenty tour horss agree upon q man
that will in your judgment be stronger
than Blaine at the polls, will within
. few days. or as quickly as the malls
can bring II, give you letter from Mr..
B aine that will absolutely preclude
him from being . candidate before the
convention in 1885,"
The story goes on that the seven men
we're unable to hit upon any man who
would be stronger candidate than Mr..
Blaine. The Brooklyn Times, referring
TO this story, thinks 1t sounds very
credible indeed, but the most difficult
part to believe Is that there are 30 many
Republicans in Congress who are no
for Blaine that seven Of them could by
any possibility happen to come tosethel
except by previous arrangement. Ger
tainly, II seven doubters we're to conn
together and rack their brains for
better man to run in 1888 than Blaine
they must have their tr u bic for thei
pains, as such man does not exist
The very Rapu blicans who in June
1884, seriously doubted the wisdom {
nominating Blaine, have In very fe'
cases any doubts now. The Times
Of the opinion that unless physical dil
ability prevents, Mr.. Blaine will be tt
Republican candidate in 1888 and ii
President OF the United States in 1888